MARTIN, Grammaire des Sciences Philosophiques, 1749

Paris, Briasson, 1749.

8vo (192x125 mm), (16)-384 pages and 22 plates and 2 folding tables.  binding : Contemporary full calf, gilt spine in six compartments. Binding slightly rubbed. Plates misfolded. 

references: Barbier [II, 7052]
"Benjamin Martin was an eighteenth-century English instrument maker, especially known for his lens-based devices. He had a significant influence on the development of the microscope and optical instruments in general. Martin was born in 1704 and started his career as a schoolmaster and also published books on mathematics and microscopy. He eventually opened a scientific instruments shop on Fleet Street in London where he developed his numerous microscope designs." Notice from Harvard University.

Price : 600 €